I'm currently reading Immediate Action by Andy McNab, in it he says even if an SAS trooper is very seriously injured he will never be rtu'd. He talks of soldiers serving with the SAS having only one arm/leg/eye but saying they will never be back squadded. Is this true?

It's not exclusive the the Hereford boys. All regiments will keep on seriously wounded soldiers providing there's a role for them. Para reg have limbless guys working in their PRI for example and 29 Cdo Regt RA have one of their guys back to full operational duties despite the loss of a leg.

It's not exclusive the the Hereford boys. All regiments will keep on seriously wounded soldiers providing there's a role for them. Para reg have limbless guys working in their PRI for example and 29 Cdo Regt RA have one of their guys back to full operational duties despite the loss of a leg.

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and rightly so.

I don't understand why this comes as a shock as I've known a few NI vets missing useful body parts who have carried on serving. Not to mention a few from current theatres.

Edit to add a War Story: During OP Telic I once worked with Yank EOD on a tasking and did Top Cover with a bloke with one hand.